Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Klida on Friday, May 16, arraigned Lois D. Brooks, 17, on single counts of conspiracy to commit a breaking and entering with intent, attempted breaking and entering with intent and receiving and concealing stolen property less than $200. The charges are the result of an incident that happened at about 4:11 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, when police responded to an alarm at King's Party Store, 536 W. Center Road.

They arrived to find the business's glass front door shattered and noticed a man, later identified as 19-year-old Joseph A. Taylor, running from the scene, court records show.

The troopers caught Taylor in a nearby field. He gave the troopers numerous false names, but said he was with a male friend at the store and gave them a description of that man, court records show. Taken to the Bay County Jail, deputies there recognized and identified Taylor, who was also wanted on a warrant for absconding on bond and had been sentenced to probation on Nov. 12 after pleading guilty to attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person between the ages of 13 and 15, court records show.

Investigators looked at the store's surveillance camera footage, which depicted a man they believed to be Struthers kicking the door four times before the glass shattered. It also showed another man and a woman as being present. All three fled without entering the store and investigators found a Vera Bradley bag at the scene, court records show.

Interviewed by police, Taylor identified the woman as his 19-year-old girlfriend and gave a name other than Brooks. He said they planned on breaking into the shop to steal money and booze, but when the alarm went off, they booked it, court records show.

Struthers also told police the plan was to steal money and alcohol, but he said it was Taylor rather than himself who kicked the door out, court records show.

The value of the broken door was estimated at $400, court records show.

Police monitored the duo's phone calls from the Bay County Jail. Among them, Taylor tells someone he "broke into a gas station" and the person he is speaking to asks if "Lois" tried to stop him.

Taylor also placed a call to Brooks, during which she said she planned on turning herself in.

In a call placed by Struthers, the person he is speaking with asks how "Lois" escaped, to which Struthers replies, "I don't know, but I'm glad she did," court records show.

Police later located and arrested Brooks, who was on probation at the time, having been sentenced to one year of it on Jan. 13 after pleading guilty to one count of unarmed robbery. She was also wanted on two outstanding warrants on charges of third-degree retail fraud.

Brooks told police she was with Taylor and Struthers earlier the day of the break-in and that they told her they had "hit some cars." She said she went with Taylor and Struthers to the party store, knowing they were planning on stealing items.

The same day of the King's Party Store break-in, officers responded to a larceny complaint at a private residence in the 1000 block of West Center Road. The residents said numerous items, including a laptop and sunglasses, were stolen from their vehicle and that they found some of the property located under some pine trees in their front yard, court records show. Among the missing items was a Vera Bradley bag, and the description of it the female resident provided matched that recovered at King's Party Store.

According to court records, Brooks on the afternoon of May 10 posted on her Facebook page, seeking to sell a laptop and iPod Nano.

Klida set Brooks' bond at $15,000 cash-surety. She is appear for a preliminary examination at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 29.

Taylor and Struthers are charged with single counts of larceny from a motor vehicle, breaking and entering with intent and conspiracy to commit that crime, the latter two both 10-year felonies. Taylor is also charged with two counts of assaulting, resisting or obstructing police.

Taylor and Struthers are to appear for preliminary examinations at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 22.